ADJ
- local
- metropolitan, rural, urban
- borough, city, community, county, district, municipal, parish, provincial, regional, town
- elected
VERB + COUNCIL
- elect
- control
- Many county councils are now controlled by the Conservatives
- apply to
- Students should apply to their local council for a grant
COUNCIL + NOUN
- elections
- member
- meeting
- chamber
- tax
PREP
- on a/the ~
- She's on the borough council
PHRASES
- a seat on a council
- Our party won the majority of seats on the city councils
ADJ
- advisory, funding, research
- arts, sports
VERB + COUNCIL
- create, establish, form, found, set up, start
- apply to
- As a struggling young composer she applied to the Scottish Arts Council for a grant
COUNCIL + VERB
- award sb sth, give sb sth
- In Britain, the Arts Council gives grants to theatres
PREP
- ~ for
- setting up a new council for the arts